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RIM Doesn't Want 200 Fart Apps

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-not-want dept.

andylim writes "Just when you thought it was safe to dev a fart app for a BlackBerry, RIM's VP of platform product management, Alan Panezic, is making it clear that that's not want RIM is looking for. 'We don't need 200 fart apps in App World. Those are apps you'll use three or four times then never open again. You're not looking at ads, clicking on ads or buying premium upgrades, and the app isn't adding any value to your device.' Turns out RIM wants 'SuperApps', ones that keep you coming back for more because they add something to your life — be it ongoing entertainment value or doing something for you. Most importantly for developers, these are the apps that will garner the most revenue; whether it comes from premium upgrades, in-app advertising, or additional-cost content."

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  1. Re:No Worries! by nine-times · · Score: 4, Funny

    So he's busy doing the Apple thing and won't have time to make fart and piss apps for RIM.

    Too bad. If he'd been hired by RIM instead, we'd have lots of jokes about how the fart-app guy got a RIM job.

  2. So what their saying is... by Dancindan84 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Farting isn't a good way to get a RIM job?

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    "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde
  3. Re:Given iPhone Apps usually get used once... by aztracker1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, when working on a RIM, the last thing I'd want is a fart happening.

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    Michael J. Ryan - tracker1.info